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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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